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What are the requirements of Associate-O-Matic? |
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Amazon Associate ID
- Free to join
- Register at the appropriate locale: Amazon.com (US) Amazon.co.uk (UK) Amazon.ca (CA) Amazon.de (DE) Amazon.fr (FR) |
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Amazon Access IDs (see instructions here) |
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Domain Name (we use GoDaddy, there are many others) |
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Web Host (we use WestHost, there are many others)
- Operating System: Linux, Unix or Windows
- Web Server: Apache (or comparable)
- PHP 4 or PHP 5 |
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Absolutely NO programming or database required |
Web Hosting - Sponsor Site
Domain Names - Sponsor Site
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How do I install Associate-O-Matic? |
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Please read the Installation Instructions in our online documentation. |
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How do I upgrade Associate-O-Matic? |
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Please read the Upgrade Instructions in our online documentations. |
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Do I lose my saved store settings when moving from the Trial version to the Lite or Full version? |
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No, you do not lose your saved settings. Once your 30-Day Trial expires and you move to either the Lite or Full version, your store settings remain intact so it is very easy to migrate your store to one or the other. |
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Does Associate-O-Matic Lite support the other country-specific Amazon sites? |
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We currently support the following locales...
Amazon.com supported
Amazon.co.uk supported (since v2.4)
Amazon.ca supported (since v2.4)
Amazon.de supported (since v3.0)
Amazon.fr supported (since v3.0.5)
Amazon.jp TBA
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What categories are available under each of the country-specific Amazon sites? |
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As of Associate-O-Matic v4.3.0 the following Amazon categories are available.
Last updated: 2009-12-07
Amazon.com
| Apparel |
Home & Garden |
Pet Supplies |
| Automotive |
Industrial & Science |
Photo & Camera |
| Baby |
Jewelry |
Software |
| Beauty |
E-Books (Kindle) New |
Sporting Goods |
| Books |
Kitchen |
Tools & Hardware |
| Computers |
Magazines |
Toys |
| DVD |
MP3 Downloads New |
Movie Downloads (Unbox) New |
| Electronics |
Music |
VHS |
| Gourmet Food |
Musical Instruments |
PC & Video Games |
| Grocery |
Office Products |
Watches New |
| Health & Personal Care |
Outdoor Living |
Wireless |
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Amazon.co.uk
| Apparel New |
Home & Garden |
Shoes New |
| Automotive New |
Jewellery New |
Sports & Leisure |
| Baby New |
Kitchen |
Tools |
| Beauty New |
MP3 Downloads New |
Toys |
| Books |
Music |
VHS |
| DVD |
Office Products New |
Video Games |
| Electronics |
Outdoor Living |
Watches |
| Health & Personal Care |
Software |
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Amazon.ca
| Books |
Kitchen New |
VHS |
| DVD |
Music |
PC & Video Games |
| Electronics New |
Software |
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Amazon.de
| Apparel New |
Health & Personal Care |
Photo & Camera |
| Automotive New |
Home & Garden |
Software |
| Baby |
Jewelry New |
Sporting Goods |
| Beauty New |
Kitchen |
Tools & Hardware |
| Books |
Magazines |
Toys |
| Computers |
MP3 Downloads New |
VHS |
| DVD |
Music |
Video Games |
| Electronics |
Office Products New |
Watches
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| Foreign Books |
Outdoor Living |
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Amazon.fr
| Baby New |
Health New |
Shoes New |
| Beauty New |
Jewelry New |
Software |
| Books |
Kitchen New |
Toys |
| DVD |
MP3 Downloads New |
VHS |
| Electronics |
Music |
Video Games |
| Foreign Books |
Office Products New |
Jewelry & Watches New |
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How do I find Browse Nodes (Amazon Category IDs)? |
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Please see this post in the forum. |
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Is the source code open? |
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No. However, we have made every effort to include features and controls that are important to the user community. In fact, many of Associate-O-Matic's features were suggested by the user community. If you have an idea for a feature you'd like to see added, tell us about it. It might become part of an upcoming release. |
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I can't save my Control Panel username/password? What do I do? |
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1. Make sure you have uploaded the shop.php, admin.php and aom.php files with the proper permissions and mode (BINARY).
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Make sure you are using at least PHP v4.x as there are certain functions that require at least this version.
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If all else fails, upload an empty file to your server (in the same location as admin.php) named "aom_debug.txt". The presence of this file will enable bug reporting which may help you troubleshoot the problem further.
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If you still can't fix the problem, email us the errors you saw when you uploaded the aom_debug.txt file. |
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I can't save my Control Panel settings? What do I do? |
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1. Make sure you have uploaded the shop.php, admin.php and aom.php files with the proper permissions and mode (BINARY).
2. Make sure you are using at least PHP v4.x as there are certain functions that require at least this version.
3. If all else fails, upload an empty file to your server (in the same location as admin.php) named "aom_debug.txt". The presence of this file will enable bug reporting which may help you troubleshoot the problem further.
4. If you still can't fix the problem, email us the errors you saw when you uploaded the aom_debug.txt file. |
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I'm getting a message to enter an unlock key. What do I do? |
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There is no unlock key. This error is usually related to permissions needing to be tweaked.
Make sure the aom.php file is set to 777 (Unix) or Readable/Writable (Windows). |
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How do I change my store login username and password? |
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To change or reset your store username and/or password you need to delete the /aom/cfg.login.php file on your server. Once deleted, go back into the AOM Control Panel (admin.php). It will ask you to re-setup the username and password.
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Does Associate-O-Matic work with Google Adsense? |
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Yes. You can use Google Adsense in your store pages. You can also use any other third-party code in your store from Google or anyone else.
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How do I install ionCube? |
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Please see our ionCube documentation page.
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